Animal Slaves has been played on NTS in shows including Pender Street Steppers, featured first on 23 July 2024. Songs played include Eye Of The Hurricane.

Drummer Ross Hales, bassist Rachel Melas, and keyboardist/singer Elizabeth Fisher all came together in Vancouver around 1980 to form a group they named Animal Slaves. The band offered pop/rock music that didn't completely fit the pop mold with its unusual dash of funk and jazz. The threesome did shows in both Canada and the United States, earning a small fan base in each country. In 1986 Animal Slaves recorded an independent cassette, Secret Sharper, to sell at shows. The…